Bursa Malaysia

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Launches Physically Delivered MGS Futures Contract

By Editors | 21/09/2020

The revised contract will enhance risk management at FIs and allow them to hedge interest rate risks, while also providing new trading opportunities for other market participants.

Enforcement

Bursa Malaysia Suspends Prop Trader For Order Book Manipulation

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/09/2020

The trader placed buy orders at multiple price levels to induce other participants into the market and facilitate his own disposal of the shares at higher prices.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia Publishes ESG Scores of Publicly Listed Companies

By Editors | 16/08/2020

The availability of ESG ratings will help investors and allow listed companies to benchmark themselves against their peers in terms ESG performance, Bursa Malaysia says.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Amends Listing Rules to Protect Shareholders

By Editors | 13/08/2020

Disclosures requirements applicable to new issues are enhanced, director independence is strengthened, and transparency on loans linked to controlling shareholders is improved.

Market Infrastructure

Malaysia Works to Enable Real-time Cross-border Payments

By Editors | 10/08/2020

A cross-border link between Singapore’s PayNow and Thailand’s PromptPay will extend to Malaysia’s DuitNow, a BNM official said.

Market Infrastructure

SC Orders Bursa Malaysia to Conduct Full Systems Review

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/08/2020

The Securities Commission has ordered Bursa Malaysia to conduct a thorough systems review, after a glitch forced a trading halt in mid-July.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia to Introduce New Derivatives Products

By Editors | 31/07/2020

The derivatives products to be launched this year include new single stock futures, a revamped index futures contract, and ETFs linked to sectoral indices.

Fintech / Regtech

Malaysia to Experiment with Tokenised Bonds in Offshore Market

By Manesh Samtani | 31/07/2020

Bursa Malaysia has partnered with Singapore fintech Hashstacs to develop a blockchain solution for the issuance, servicing, trading, clearing and settlement of bonds.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Proposes to Allow Lower Public Holding of Large Caps Stocks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2020

Proposed listing rule amendments will allow some large listed issuers to have a public holding spread as low as 15%, compared to the current 25% minimum.